Murasaki Shikibu

Murasaki Shikibu (c. 970s-1014?) "As far as I can see, halfhearted refuge in religion is more likely to get you lost in an evil rebirth...

The Tale Of Saint-King Olaf’s Miraculous, Flameproof Hair

Olaf Haraldsson, also known as Saint Olaf, was a former Viking and mercenary who returned home to seize the throne of Norway around 1015....

Thomas Godfrey And His Controversial Prince of Parthia—The First Play Written And Performed In America

Thomas Godfrey’s Prince of Parthia has a complicated legacy. It is credited as being the first theatrical play written and performed by Americans. Yet,...

Six Ways The Malleus Maleficarum Claimed Witches Specifically Harm Humans

  In the bizarre book, The Malleus Maleficarum (published 1487), inquisitors Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger wrote down the strange beliefs and lore held by...

Aristotle

  Aristotle (c. 384-322 BCE) "Utility is an impermanent thing: it changes according to circumstances." From The Nicomachean Ethics (Book VIII, section 3, Bekker page 1156a) by Aristotle,...

Julius Caesar Suffered From Epilepsy or ‘Mini Strokes’

(Marble bust of Julius Caesar, c. 1st quarter of 1st century CE, photographed by Carole Raddato, via Creative Commons (CC 2.0))   The life of...

St. Augustine of Hippo

St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430) "What is it in the soul that causes it to take more pleasure in things that it loves when they...

Giovanni Boccaccio

Giovanni Boccaccio (c. 1313-1375) "So let the critics hold their tongues, and if they are unable to radiate any warmth, let them freeze, let them...
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